Wow. This is really bizarre on so many levels.
Rep. Robin Hayes, the North Carolina Republican whose district includes Concord, takes exception to the recommendation that staffers be immunized against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria and influenza.
Didn't these people get immunized as kids? Shouldn't that be a prerequisite for employment, if they are so concerned?
According to one House Republican staffer, a check with the physicians office revealed that hepatitis B shots are not even offered to members or staff because it is a sexually transmitted disease.
Not a Dr., but I don't think this is accurate. Hepatitis A, B, and C are blood-borne viruses that can be contracted through incidental contact with infected blood.
"This is not going after NASCAR or people at NASCAR, but to make sure people on the ground are protected at every level," another Democratic staffer added. "We are not going there to ridicule. It's about protection."
I wonder if they require staffers to use condoms too.